Elmer Davis and the News
British Requests for American Aid
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Elmer Davis and the News presents a wartime news broadcast led by journalist Elmer Davis. This program, dated December 16, 1940, is identified with the subject “British Requests for American Aid,” placing the listener amid the international concerns of the period.
The broadcast offers a direct news-focused listening experience rather than a fictional drama: its title and subject center on current events and the public discussion of Britain’s requests for assistance from the United States. Davis’s role as a news presenter gives the program the character of a report on unfolding affairs.
For listeners interested in the history of radio journalism and the events surrounding the Second World War, the recording provides a concise period perspective on a consequential question in American foreign policy.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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